DevSecOps Engineer

Job Title: DevSecOps Engineer
Location: Fort Meade, MD (Onsite)
Clearance: TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly (Mandatory)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field preferred
Salary: $150,000 to $180,000
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off
Application: Interested candidates should apply via Metronome's Careers page or reach out directly to the Talent Acquisition team for more information

Metronome is purpose-built to address the U.S. Government's unique security and operational needs in application modernization, containers, and Kubernetes. Metronome supports all Rancher products exclusively with U.S.-based citizens who hold the highest levels of security clearance, currently supporting programs across the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and federal agencies.

Metronome is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support Fort Meade, MD. This individual will serve as a strategic technical force within the cleared community-delivering expert-level implementation, architecture, and enablement focused on a portfolio of container and Kubernetes technologies. The Senior DevOps Engineer will work directly with government clients to translate mission requirements into secure, scalable production environments.

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Serve as a trusted technical lead and hands-on engineer for government agency customers, building, deploying, and maintaining Rancher-based Kubernetes and containerized solutions.

• Deliver advanced DevOps engineering support, architecture design, and troubleshooting across the full Rancher product suite and supporting open-source tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Prometheus, CI/CD technologies).

• Develop proofs-of-concept, reference architectures, and custom technical solutions that meet complex government security and performance requirements.

• Maintain deep expertise across Rancher, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and related DevSecOps toolchains.

• Clearance: TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly (active)

• Experience: 5+ years as a DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or Systems Engineer supporting infrastructure or container-based technologies within secure environments

• Technical Expertise: In-depth understanding of containers and orchestration (Rancher, Kubernetes, Docker)

• Automation: Strong proficiency with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD) and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform)

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical details for diverse cleared audiences

• Leadership: Proven ability to guide teams and serve as a technical mentor or subject matter expert

• Mindset: Self-motivated, analytical, and customer-focused with a commitment to mission success

• Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or equivalent cloud certification

• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

• Security+ or other IAT Level II certification